10 committees in session · 1 floor bill passed · 2 appointments confirmed · Next floor day: Thursday, June 11

Lawmakers from fire-scarred Altadena and the Pacific Palisades called the fight over wildfire smoke claims "a nightmare" — the biggest unresolved problem still facing survivors months after the fires. The line came during debate on AB 1795, the Smoke Damage Recovery Act, which passed and now heads to the Senate.

And from the Senate Privacy Committee chair, Scott Wiener, as the panel narrowed an AI bill over industry objections: "We're trying to keep up with the technology."

Generative AI is trained on huge piles of existing material, often without creators knowing. AB 412 would simply let copyright holders ask an AI developer whether their work was used in training. As amended, that's all it does — it doesn't change copyright law or require anyone to be paid. The room still split sharply. Vote: 6–2, do pass as amended (one abstention), now to Senate Judiciary.

A short, sentimental session, much of it a bipartisan farewell to Assembly Member James Gallagher (R), who leaves for the U.S. House this week. Members handled housekeeping, then passed one substantive bill before adjourning to June 11.

Sets California's first uniform statewide standards for inspecting, testing, and cleaning up homes damaged by wildfire smoke — not just fire — and standardizes how insurers handle those claims. It moved as an urgency bill, meaning it would take effect immediately if signed. Vote: 54–6. Now heads to the Senate.

Proclaims March 15 as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Day. Adopted by voice vote with 65 coauthors. (SJR 11, an Eastvale measure, also passed 71–0.)

The Assembly adjourned in memory of Larry Vine, the "Pali Strong" Palisades recovery volunteer; LA Marathon founder Dr. William Burke; Col. Alfred Glover; and interfaith leader Rita Semel, who died at 104.

An equally brief day, closing with a memorial for Larry Vine that included a mental-health appeal to call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

Tanya Pacheco Werner to the San Joaquin Valley air board (reappointment), 34–0; and Dr. Paulette Brown Hines, publisher of Black Voice News, to the California Transportation Commission, 36–0.

Recognizes healthy-aging science as a public-health and economic priority for California's biotech sector. Adopted 35–0.

No bills signed or vetoed — the Legislature is still in its committee stretch — but two notable moves:

With the floors quiet, committees carried the day. A "do pass" just advances a bill to its next stop — often the suspense file, where costs are weighed before a bill can move on.

Sets state rules for crypto staking — earning rewards by helping run a blockchain — and lifts the cap on service commissions while keeping consumer disclosures. Banking and consumer groups warned it could weaken protections and complicate the state's litigation with Coinbase. 7 ayes, do pass as amended.

Lets named cities and counties (Hercules, Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, San Pablo, Pacifica, Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara counties) ask their voters to approve a local sales tax above the statewide cap. It raises no taxes itself. Supporters cited budget strain from federal cuts; the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association objected. Do pass as amended (2 no).

Would let trained nurse practitioners, nurse-midwives, and physician assistants perform procedural abortions to the full extent of their training. Vote: 7–3.

After an auditor found more than half of 40 reviewed products had child-appealing features, this defines off-limits imagery, orders a public compliance rubric by July 2027, and creates a pre-approval process. A major industry group moved to support. 9–0.

Would let licensed retailers, with local approval, sell through a secure window — matching already-allowed curbside pickup. Narcotic officers opposed over enforcement and impaired-driving concerns. 7–3.

Stops speculative investors from using post-disaster rebuilding to skip coastal protections — a concern after the Palisades and Eaton fires, where about 40% of lots sold to investors. Real disaster victims keep their streamlined rebuild. 9 ayes.